Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), Monroe County satellite, Stroudsburg (570) 421-6761

Mountain Road Feed Store, Reeders (570) 629-1916

Pet Supplies Plus. Stroudsburg (570) 426-3196

Pocono Lake Animal Hospital (570) 646-2963

The cost of a license is $6 for a neutered male or spayed female and $8 for a non-fixed male or female. Senior citizens and disabled individuals pay $4 for a fixed male or female and $6 for a non-fixed male or female.

If your dog is not in compliance, he might get a visit from the Dog Warden, the police-man for wayward mutts.

The dog warden for Monroe and Carbon County is George Warden. Warden can be reached at (570) 629-1099.

Information about dogs and dog laws can be find at the state Web site www.doglaw.state.pa.us.

If you need a new pet, consider adopting a creature that's desperately in need of a home. Check out what Pocono animal shelters have to offer:

Monroe Animal League, Stroudsburg (570) 421-7775

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), Monroe County satellite, Stroudsburg (570) 421-6761